Forks hires firm for parks project

Township to expand the department's maintenance building.

October 31, 2004|The Morning Call

Forks Township has awarded a contract for a 50-by-80 foot extension to its parks maintenance building.

On Oct. 21, township supervisors voted to hire Kistler Pole Building Co. of Fogelsville to do the work for $134,460. Township Manager Cathy Kichline said the contract is just for the building shell, and added the township will spend another $50,000 to $75,000 to complete the interior using its own staff.

The building is near the township community center

In part, the new space will allow for indoor storage for things like mulch and baseball infield mix.

The township also decided to spend $12,490 to buy a floor scrubber from Lehigh Valley Janitorial Supply. The unit will be used to clean the floors in the gyms at the community center.

Township Supervisor Donald Miller said the addition of basketball courts at the center has made it impractical to continue cleaning the floor by hand.